2003 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
65th British Open Championships
Details
Location	Nottingham, England
Venue	Albert Hall, Nottingham
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The 2003 British Open Championships was held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham from 28 September - 5 October 2003.
David Palmer won the title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. There was a reduced field for the main draw with just four qualifying places available.^[1]

Seeds

1. Peter Nicol
2. David Palmer
3. John White
4. Jonathon Power
5. Anthony Ricketts
6. Ong Beng Hee
7. Lee Beachill
8. Joseph Kneipp

Draw & Results

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First Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Tommy Berden	Ibrahim Gul	15-9 15-3 15-0
Nick Matthew	Joey Barrington	15-9 15-9 11-15 17-15
Del Harris	Michael Elford	15-4 15-7 15-4
Stephen Meads	Ron Aerts	15-13 15-1 15-6
Dan Jenson	Mohammas Nasir Farooq	15-8 15-10 15-4
Bradley Ball	Rizwan Farooq	15-6 15-11 15-4
Davide Bianchetti	Abdul Razzaq	15-6 15-5 15-2
Olli Tuominen	Sam Miller	15-5 15-6 15-4
Farukh Zaman	Peter Pastijn	13-15 15-5 15-7 15-17 15-7
Adrian Grant	Duncan Walsh	15-4 15-7 15-9
James Willstrop	Neil Reddington	15-6 15-5 15-7
Renan Lavigne	Arshad Iqbal Burki	15-11 15-4 15-6
John Rooney	Shahid Zaman	17-15 15-8 15-10

Second Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Simon Parke	John Rooney	15-11 15-10 15-2
Alex Gough	Tommy Berden	15-8 13-15 15-9 15-9
Nick Taylor	Stephen Meads	15-13 17-14 14-17 15-6
Del Harris	Nick Matthew	15-13 ret
Bradley Ball	Dan Jenson	15-9 15-7 10-15 15-9
Olli Tuominen	Davide Bianchetti	15-14 15-8 15-12
Adrian Grant	Farukh Zaman	15-8 15-11 15-10
James Willstrop	Renan Lavigne	15-10 15-11 15-13

Final Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Olli Tuominen	Adrian Grant	15-9 15-13 15-5
Alex Gough	Del Harris	15-10 15-10 12-6 ret
Nick Taylor	Bradley Ball	15-12 15-10 15-4
James Willstrop	Simon Parke	15-7 15-12 15-10

Main Draw

First Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals									Final
1	Peter Nicol	15	15	15
	Martin Heath	6	10	4					1	Nicol	15	17	15
Q	Alex Gough	12	10	15	13				7	Beachill	8	15	8
7	Lee Beachill	15	15	12	15													1	Nicol	12	11	17	15	15
4	Jonathon Power	15	15	15														4	Power	15	15	14	13	13
	Mark Chaloner	9	10	5					4	Power	10	15	15	15
Q	James Willstrop	15	15	15					Q	Wiilstrop	15	8	9	9
8	Joseph Kneipp	9	10	9																							1	Nicol	13	13	8
5	Anthony Ricketts	17	15	15																							2	Palmer	15	15	15
Q	Nick Taylor	16	6	8					5	Ricketts	15	8	15	10	15
	Mansoor Zaman	11	3	15					3	White	5	15	5	15	7
3	John White	15	15	17														5	Ricketts	15	12	14	15	12
6	Ong Beng Hee	11	10	7														2	Palmer	9	15	15	8	15
Q	Olli Tuominen	15	15	15					Q	Tuominen	9	8	13
	Amr Shabana	12	9	8					2	Palmer	15	15	15
2	David Palmer	15	15	15

References

1. "Times Archives 2003 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.